im new new new and want to show off my toy

[lostsoul]

hi my new friends I just got a corvair its a 1964 Monza with a 4 speed black with red inter

[lostsoul]

I don't know how to post a pic and am looking for a club in Illinois to join

[Skrain]

Howdy!
Welcome to the Forum!
On the bottom of the reply page you will see "Upload Attachment" in a shaded box. If you click on that, you will be able to upload pictures from your hard drive.

[bbodie52]

Welcome to the Corvair Forum! The 1964 Corvair is a great model year. It was the first year when the engine displacement was increased from 145 cubic inches to 164 cubic inches with a longer-stroke crankshaft. It was also the first year with a standard front anti-sway bar added to the suspension, and the only year with a rear transverse leaf spring that was added to the rear suspension design to improve handling. (In 1965 the rear suspension was redesigned completely, and a new body style was introduced).

I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of your black Early Model Corvair, and I think red is the most attractive interior color offered in EM Corvairs. The first Corvair in my family was a 1961 Monza 4-speed coupe that was purchased in 1961 by my parents (I was 8 years old). It was white and had a red interior, and I always loved that color in the interior!

I don't know how to post a pic and am looking for a club in Illinois to join...

I wrote these instructions a while ago to try to help new members of the Corvair Forum with posting pictures. There are two methods. Hopefully these guidelines will help you...

To be able to post pictures, always use POST REPLY — not QUICK REPLY — to open the full-featured editor.

There are basically two ways to post a digital photograph on the Corvair Forum. The first, illustrated below, involves inserting an image URL address between two Img markers. The URL image address is copied from an existing picture on the Internet. The source image can be another picture already on display within the Corvair Forum, or it can be just about any picture, artwork, or graphic image that is publicly viewable by anyone on the Internet. You simply need to copy the source image URL temporarily to the computer "clipboard", and the paste that URL address within the text you are writing on the Corvair Forum (between the two Img markers). Once you have posted your text, the Corvair Forum software will simply grab the image from the source URL and will display it embedded within your text (at the location where you embedded the Img markers and source URL).

For example, I am embedding the First Place and Avatar images to the left of this post within the text here by copying their URL addresses between two Img markers.

Here is what the above text looks like unsaved...

For example, I am embedding the First Place [img.]images/ranks/COTBLACKPLATE.png[/img] and Avatar [img.]download/file.php?avatar=2689_1344285003.jpg[/img] images to the left of this post within the text here by copying their URL addresses between two Img markers.

Maybe this illustration will help...

You can manually copy images and pictures from other Corvair Forum posts that were embedded as uploads by right-clicking each image in the source with your right mouse button and selecting Copy image URL from the menu choices. Doing so will invisibly copy the image URL address to the computer temporary data buffer called a clipboard. Using the Img button at the top of the editor screen, and the standard PC copy and paste technique will allow you to paste that URL address data from the clipboard into your Corvair Forum text (surrounded by bracketed img markers), which will display as the original picture or image when the post has been saved for display. It illustration below depicts the process.

Click on image to enlarge for better viewing...

NOTE: This same technique will allow you to copy just about any graphic, photo, or other displayed image from any public website, Facebook, or other website that is not secured and is publically viewable by right-clicking the desired image, obtaining the image URL, and then pasting the URL with Img markers into your Corvair Forum text.

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The other method of embedding pictures involves uploading the images that you have physically stored on your computer. Simply scroll down in the editor and click on the Upload attachment tab >> Choose File >> Add the file. You can upload many pictures, but you have to add them one at a time. The Corvair Forum operating system does not allow for batch uploads of multiple files.

Either way, the pictures you upload will not be visible as photographs until you click on Preview or Submit.

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I believe your idea about looking into joining one the local chapters of CORSA (Corvair Society of America) is a good approach. Socializing with local Corvair clubs can make Corvair ownership more enjoyable – possibly for the whole family – as many clubs organize car shows, picnics, rallies, and other family-friendly social gatherings for Corvair enthusiasts.

There are two CORSA chapters in Illinois... One based in the Chicago area and the other in Springfield, Illinois.

CORSA (Corvair Society of America)


http://corvair.org/

CORSA (Corvair Society of America) Chapter Locator
Locating a local CORSA chapter near you can be very helpful, and attending meetings, parties, Corvair shows, etc. can greatly add to the enjoyment of your Corvair
https://www.corvair.org/index.php?optio ... crmSID=3_u

CORSA Chapter Locator - Chicagoland Corvair Enthusiasts
Chapter ID: 605
Organization Name: Chicagoland Corvair Enthusiasts

Street Address (Primary): P.O. Box 704, Matteson, IL
President: Jerry Berger
Vice President: Kirk Parro, 2139 Hawthorne Rd, Homewood, IL 60430, (708) 798-4525
Secretary: John Meyer
Treasurer: Fred Castro
Director At Large: Rick Herda
Newsletter Editor: Charley Biddle
Newsletter Name: Airhorn
Website: http://www.ccecorvair.com
Email (Primary): clbiddle@comcast.net
For current monthly CCE information call our hotline 877-CORVAIR.

CORSA Chapter Locator - Prairie Capital Corvair Assn.
Chapter ID: 627
Organization Name: Prairie Capital Corvair Assn.

Street Address (Primary): P.O. Box 954, Springfield, IL 62705
President: Tim Mahler, 688 S Bradfordton Rd, Springfield, IL 62711, (217) 793-3824
Vice President: Bob Gwin
Secretary: Thema McKenzie
Treasurer: Jim Allen
Newsletter Editor: Tim Mahler
Newsletter Name: The Flat Six
Website: http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter627/
Email (Primary): prairiecapital@corvair.org

Some of the Internet links listed here might prove to be useful to you...

Common and Useful Corvair Websites

Corvair Forum viewtopic.php?f=225&t=6007

I would like to encourage you to expand on your initial post and tell us more about yourself, your Corvair, and your goals for your Corvair. If you can describe your personal assessment of your mechanical skills and abilities, that would help a lot. Members of the Corvair Forum love to be helpful in assisting other Corvair owners with technical support and advice, but it helps a lot if we have some understanding of your technical background and mechanical abilities, Corvair-related knowledge, etc. Helping us to know more about you and your Corvair will help us to write comments to you that are tailored to your needs and experience. Pictures are great too, because pictures of your Corvair will help us to visualize where you are with your Corvair and its condition at the present time. Knowing your location is also useful, because knowing where you live can sometimes suggest possibilities to resolve some issues or problems.

Again, welcome!

[lostsoul]

this is her

[lostsoul]

and the inside

[lostsoul]

better one

[MBlaster1]

Welcome, look like a nice one.

[lostsoul]

here is what id like to do to this car put the right steering wheel back in it id like to add disk brakes to the front " I all ready now I need them from my drives on the back roads" and a few engine mods like duels maybe new rockers little things and maybe a five lug swap

[bbodie52]

I've never see that type of upholstery material used on the seats and door panels before.

Five lug conversions can be done, but it is not all that easy to accomplish, and I'm not sure that there is much to be gained in the effort.

These links might prove to be some interesting reading if you are considering brake, wheel, and tire upgrades...

Sizing Corvair Wheels and Tires
http://autoxer.skiblack.com/tires.html

Corvair Brakes
http://autoxer.skiblack.com/brakes.html

These dual exhaust systems have been around for decades (I put a pair on my 1962 Monza back in 1969) and have proven popular...

http://www.corvair.com/user-cgi/catalog ... IN&page=37

[Skrain]

SWEET!!
If you DO go back to a stock steering wheel, and you want to get rid of your 3 spoke wheel and the adapter, let me know!

[bbodie52]

It appears that you are closer to St. Louis, Missouri than either of the CORSA chapters in Illinois.

Chicago... 295 miles
Springfield... 94 miles
St. Louis... 18 miles

Sooooo...

CORSA Chapter Locator - Show-Me Corvair Club

Chapter ID: 633
Organization Name: Show-Me Corvair Club
Street Address (Primary): 2400 S. Jefferson Ave, Saint Louis, MO
President: Mike Hall, Chatham, IL
Vice President: Bob Bauer, House Springs, MO
Secretary: Tom James, St Louis, MO
Treasurer: Kate Brown, Arnold, MO
News Editor - John Cavagna, High Ridge, MO
Board Members:
Roger Hale, St Louis, MO
John Carter, St Louis, MO
Newsletter Name: 'Vair Views
Website: http://www.showmecorvairclub.org
Email (Primary): cavajopphr@sbcglobal.net

[carvair]

Looks good

[County98]

Nice. I like the Black/Red combo.

[64powerglide]

im new new new and want to show off my toy

Holy cow I thought one of my old girlfriends was posting something.

[Skrain]

How much for the wheel, and adaptor? Also, any pics with the cover off the wheel?